tailwind

noun

tail·​wind ˈtāl-ˌwind 

plural tailwinds

1

: a wind having the same general direction as a course of movement (as of an aircraft)

2

: a force or influence that advances progress toward an improved condition

… the strengthening housing market should be providing tailwinds for home improvement retailers.

—Katherine Peralta

Medicare reform is a thorny problem even when the political tailwinds are favorable.

—Russ Wiles

Examples of tailwind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Goldman sees tailwinds in three areas: health care, senior living and care and entertainment and experiences. —Michelle Fox, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025

One possible tailwind for drug M&A: a coming patent cliff. —Alex Knapp, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025

Adding a new tailwind on the Basque animation scene, however, from 2023 and 2024 respectively, the provinces of Bizkaia and Álaba have raised tax credits for production produced in their provinces to up to 70% of investment. —John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025

Options Activity Short-term options traders have been incredibly put-biased of late, and an unwinding of these bearish bets could fuel additional tailwinds. —Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

tail wind

noun

: a wind having the same general direction as the course of a moving object (as an aircraft)